Tag: Mercosur

Wednesday, December 21st 2011 - 20:08 UTC
Falklands’ government regrets Mercosur decision but understands the “bullying tactics from Argentina”

Members of the Falklands elected Legislative Assembly deeply regret the Mercosur decision to ban Islands flagged vessels from entering their ports, but also understands “the bullying tactics from Argentina”, said an official Wednesday release from the Falklands’ government.
Wednesday, December 21st 2011 - 19:21 UTC
The thuggery of Argentina's Falklands claim

By Ian Dunt @IanDunt<http://twitter.com/iandunt - “The protection of peoples' self-determination to choose their own government is the protection of the weak from the strong”
Wednesday, December 21st 2011 - 19:09 UTC
Foreign Office says economic blockade and intimidation of the Falklands’ people is “unacceptable”

“It is unacceptable to engage in an economic blockade of the Falklands, there can be no justification, legal, moral or political, for efforts to intimidate the people of the Falkland Islands”, said Foreign Officer Minister Jeremy Browne on Wednesday.
Wednesday, December 21st 2011 - 17:24 UTC
The Falklands are resourceful and will adapt to changing logistics say industry sources

Reacting to the news this week that all Mercosur member countries had agreed to close their ports to ships flying the Falkland Islands flag, Cheryl Roberts, chair of the Falkland Islands Fishing Companies Association, stated that: “It is still too early to say exactly what the effect might be, whilst obviously disappointing we are now working to find solutions to minimise any potential impacts, both operational and economic, of the recent decision.
Wednesday, December 21st 2011 - 05:53 UTC
Mercosur supports Argentina: bans access to all Falklands/Malvinas flagged vessels

Mercosur member countries (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay) finally agreed Tuesday to close its ports to ships flying the flag of the disputed Falkland/Malvinas Islands, announced Uruguay's president at the closing of the group’s two-day summit in Montevideo.
Wednesday, December 21st 2011 - 05:49 UTC
Chavez claims five Paraguayan lawmakers are impeding Venezuelan access to Mercosur

President Hugo Chavez claimed that a small group of Paraguayan lawmakers, manipulated by a “powerful black hand”, are impeding the long-delayed access of Venezuela as full member of Mercosur.
Wednesday, December 21st 2011 - 05:39 UTC
Lugo complains restrictions on market access and in energy integration

Paraguayan president Fernando Lugo called for the free flow and free access of his country’s goods to Mercosur senior members’ markets and insisted on the energy integration of the block.
Wednesday, December 21st 2011 - 05:34 UTC
Mercosur signs free trade agreement with Palestinian Authority

Mercosur signed a free trade agreement with the Palestinian Authority on Tuesday, the first between the territories and a block of nations outside the Arab world. The ceremony took place during Mercosur presidential summit in Montevideo.
Wednesday, December 21st 2011 - 05:29 UTC
Ecuador wants closer ties between Mercosur and the Andean-Pacific countries

Ecuadorean president Rafael Correa said he was satisfied with having presented an official request for his country to join Mercosur and also called for closer links between Mercosur and the Andean Nations Community, CAN.
Tuesday, December 20th 2011 - 21:48 UTC
Venezuela’s full incorporation doesn’t have to be decided today, said Chavez

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez arrived in Uruguay on Friday to push for his country's incorporation into the Mercosur trade bloc, in his first official trip abroad since undergoing cancer surgery in June.